Safety razor blade sharpener



Nov. 24, 1942. DQ CLARK 2,302,937

SAFETY RAZOR BLADE SHARPENER Nov. 24, 1942. D, CLARK SAFE'IY RAZOR BLADESHARPENER 2 SheetsfSheet 2 Filed April 17, 1942 Patented Nov. 24, 1942UNITED STATES PAT-ENT .OFFICEA SAFETY RAZOR BLADE SHARPENER DonaldClark, Valencia, Pa. Application April 17, 1942, Serial No` 439,406

2 Claims. 'This invention relates to safety razor blade sharpeners andmore particularly to a holder for safety razor and other type blades,and has for the primary object the provision of a holder of thischaracter which will efliciently support one or more blades againstmovement with the cut- 'ting edges thereof located for sharpening by amanuallyy operated hone and also will act to guide the manually movedhone to assure correct sharpening of the cutting edges.r

Another object of this invention is the provision of a holder of theabove stated character which may be economically manufactured to permitselling thereof at a low cost, so that anyone desiring to sharpen usedblades may do so and with the assurance that the blades will be made assharp as they were when originally bought.

With these-and other objects in view as will become more apparent asther description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side elevation illustrating a holder for blades constructed inaccordance with my invention.

plan view illustrating the merel 5 indicates an elongated baseconstructed of wood or any other material suitable for the purpose.'I'he base 5 is providedwith a cutaway portion to form spaced rests 6and a clearance for the accommodation of securing nuts 'I preferably ofthe Wing type. 'I'he top face of the body 5 is provided with a recess orgroove 8 extending longitudinally of the base and for the full lengththereof for the' purpose of receiving plate, base 5 and Wear a' iiatsupporting plate 9 constructed of any 55 material suitable for themetal. l

'I'he top face of the supporting plate 9 is substantially ush with thetop face of the base 5 and has' riveted or otherwise secured thereto a.pair of studs or headed bolts I0, embedded in the base. 5 and also isprovided with a series of purpose and preferably openings I I grouped inpairs as shown in Figure 4.

of the base within the cutaway portion or between the rests and isprovided with openings. The wear plate I 4 is `engaged by the wing nuts1 to prevent said nuts-from cutting into the base.

The top face of the base is provided with beveled faces I5 arranged atopposite sides of the groove 8A and the opposite side edges of thesupporting plate. The beveled faces I5 terminate short of the ends ofthe base, as clearly shown in Figure 7.

'I'he base 5 may be made of any length suitable for the purpose, so thatone or more blades may be accommodated thereon or to rest ilatly uponthe top face of the supporting plate 9.

A clamping plate I 6 is employed-'for securing the blades flatly uponthe supporting plate 9 and has secured thereto short studs I1 which passthrough openings in the supporting plate and are received within therecesses I3 of the base. 'I'he clamping plate I6 also has secured-thereto long studs I8 provided with screw threads and extend throughopenings of the supporting plate Il and have the wingnuts '1 threadedthereon.

'I'he Wing nuts when turned tightly against the wear plate I4 on thestuds I8, will draw the clamping plate tightly on the blade and therebyfirmly secure said blade on the supporting Aplate against accidentalmovement and with the cutting edges thereof disposed over the beveledfaces I5 of the base 5. The thickness of thesupporting plate is such asto support or guide a manually operated hone blade for the purposegiving clearance for the I9 over cutting edges of the blades, one thatmay becoming dull.

hone during its movement and its guidance by the clamping plate.

Thus it will be seen that a very eliicient holder has been providedwhich will accommodate one or more blades and iirmly secure said bladesagainst movementI relative thereto. Also, it will be seen that theclamping plate besides firmly securing the blades in position, also actsas a guide for the movement of the hone in relation to the cutting edgesof the blade so as to eiciently sharpen the edges ready for stropping.

Therefore, it will be seen that a very efficient and practical holderhas been provided for the be manufactured at a low cost to permit theselling thereof at a low price placing such a device within iinancialreach of everyone who desires to sharpen their blades after It is to beunderstood that after the blades have been sharpened on the holder, theycan be easily removed and stropped to provide keen cutting edgesthereto.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may-be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, claim is:

1. In a holder for blades, an elongated base provided With a groove inthe top face thereof, a supporting plate located -in said groove andhaving the top face thereof substantially flush with the top face of thebase, means securing the plate to what I the base, a clamping plate forsecuring a blade on the plate, threaded studs secured to the clampingplate and extending through the blade, supporting plate and base, Wingnuts threaded on said studs, said clamping plate being of a thickness tosupport a manually operated hone at a. selected angle with respect tothe base and cutting edges of the blade, and studs formed on saidclamping plate and extending porting plate into said base, said basehaving a cutaway portion providing end supporting members and a recesstherebetween to accommodate the wing nuts.

2. In a holder for blades, an elongated base provided with a groove inthe top face thereof, a supporting plate located in said groove andhaving the top face thereof substantially ush with the top face of thebase, means securing the plate to the base, a clamping plateforse'curing blades on the plate, threaded studs secured to the clampingplate and extending through the blades, supporting plate' and base, wingnuts threaded on said studs, said clamping plate being of a thickness tosupport a manually operated hone at a selected angle with respect tothebase and cutting edges of the blades, studs formed on said clampingplate and extending through the blades and supporting plate into saidbase, said base having a cutaway portion providing spaced rests andclearance for the nuts, and a Wear plate secured to the base within thecutaway portion and adapted to have the first-named studs extendingtherethrough and to be engaged by the nuts.

DONALD CLARK.

through the blade and sup-

